FIFA 22 | MLS Matchday Prediction Showcase | Atlanta United Vs. New England Revolution Archie Sussex 7th Birthday Photo [kn6lt2UVvl8]

After snapping a four-game winless streak a week ago, Atlanta United have a chance to extend their home unbeaten run to 13 games in Major League Soccer when they host the New England Revolution on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

In 90 minutes on Saturday, the Five Stripes scored more goals domestically than they had in all of their MLS affairs last month, beating the Chicago Fire 4-1, while the 2021 Supporters' Shield winners have earned points in back-to-back games after drawing the Columbus Crew 2-2.

A campaign that has been littered with bad luck for Gonzalo Pineda and his side, primarily on the injury front, was all but forgotten last Saturday.

While the win came at a heavy price, with another regular being forced to the sidelines, a loanee from Mexico swooped in to rescue them against Chicago.

What we saw from this squad at Mercedes-Benz Stadium against the Fire is something that Pineda has been anxiously waiting to see throughout the year as their attacking threats were finally able to get themselves in good positions to score goals.

You will often see them carry the play with the bulk of the possession, but that finished product has often been missing, scoring a goal or fewer in six of their 10 games in 2022.

When we see the movement and diagonal runs from their players upfront like we saw last weekend, they can be a dangerous side, especially knowing how difficult it can be to dispossess them.

This season, one recurring issue with this group has been an inability to prevent goals early on, conceding eight in the first half and one in each of their last three contests within the opening autovelox half-hour of play.

At the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, though, it was a different story, as they were up 2-0 against Nashville SC after a half hour only to suffer a late collapse, conceding three second-half goals, two in injury-time, falling 3-2.

New England made plenty of wrong decisions in their opening eight fixtures of the campaign, but since the end of April, they have done many things right.

Their final 20 minutes at home versus Columbus was eerily similar to what we saw from the Revs throughout a record-setting 2021 regular season as they came to life with two goals in 12 minutes, though they squandered two points by conceding an equaliser a minute before injury-time to Erik Hurtado.

Bruce Arena has often been critical of the performances from his centre-backs this year, who have struggled to get inside position on opposing attacking players.

They have yet to win a match away from home this season, with only a single point after four encounters, despite tallying twice in three different games.

For the Revs, conceding late goals has been a problem, allowing 11 in the second half, eight beyond the 75th minute, and dropping seven points ufc ranking as a result.

Their aggressive approach and central movements can usually provide them with plenty of scoring opportunities in virtually every game, although they do tend to leave some space in behind their defense.

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